Posted on 01/01/2026 5:23:39 AM PST by MtnClimber
The Washington state attorney general released a statement on X Tuesday evening warning independent journalists to stop investigating fraudulent Somali daycare centers or they could be charged with a hate crime.
“My office has received outreach from members of the Somali community after reports of home-based daycare providers being harassed and accused of fraud with little to no fact-checking,” State AG Nick Brown stated. “We are in touch with the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families regarding the claims being pushed online and the harassment reported by daycare providers. Showing up on someone’s porch, threatening, or harassing them isn’t an investigation. Neither is filming minors who may be in the home. This is unsafe and potentially dangerous behavior.”
Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil rights, issued a warning of her own in reaction to the Washington state AG’s post.
“ANY state official who chills or threatens to chill a journalist’s 1A rights will have some ‘splainin to do,” she wrote on X, Wednesday morning. “[The DOJ Civil Rights Division] takes potential violations of 18 USC § 242 seriously!” Dhillon added.
This statute, known as the Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law, makes it a crime for any person acting under the pretense of law to willfully deprive another individual of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
The clash of the AGs came after Youtuber Nick Shirley exposed about a dozen Somali-owned, state-funded childcare facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that appeared to be completely deserted.
Shirley produced a 42-minute video, which has been viewed over 131 million times on X since it was posted on December 26, alleging that Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.) “knew about the fraud but never reported it.”
Inspired by Shirley’s bombshell report, citizen journalists in multiple states with large Somali populations have launched their own investigations in recent days.
In the Kent, Washington area Tuesday, YouTuber Chris Sims, a self-described “gonzo journalist,” visited seven suspicious Somali childcare sites and reported that they were “very unhappy” to see him.
Sims posted a video of him approaching a private home listed as a childcare facility that appeared to be not as advertised.
“There was no sign of kids or being a Daycare facility,” Sims wrote. “I was told by a few they weren’t Daycares despite receiving tax payer dollars. One yelled ‘Call the police’ behind the door.”
On Monday, independent journalists Jonathan Choe and Cam Higby visited an alleged Somali daycare facility in Seattle that receives hundreds of thousands in taxpayers funds and the person who answered the door said there was no daycare there in the past or present.
Higby said “Dhagash Childcare” has received over $210,000 just this year alone.
Another listed childcare facility, a house in a residential neighborhood in Kent, Washington, has received over $863,000 since 2023, according to Higby.
“Residents say there IS NO DAYCARE HERE,” the journalist said.
Another reporter reporting on potential fraud in the Rainier Vista neighborhood of Seattle on December 29th, faced hostile reactions from the Somali residents, who called the police on him.
In his statement, the Washington State AG encouraged members of the Somali community “experiencing threats or harassment” to call the police or his office’s Hate Crimes & Bias Incident Hotline or report it to the state’s hate crime website.
Addressing the independent journalists, Brown added: “If you think fraud is happening, there are appropriate measures to report and investigate. Go to DCYF’s website to learn more. And where fraud is substantiated and verified by law enforcement and regulatory agencies, people should be held accountable.”
The Post Millennial’s Andy Ngo responded to Brown’s threat on X, saying: “It is the duty of journalists to visit taxpayer-funded nonprofits and businesses to investigate where you have failed. The journalists have documented their visits on camera and there is no harassing or threatening behavior. You are trying to threaten journalists by telling people to call police with false allegations of a hate crime.”
Our mob refuses to rule as a MAJORITY mob, because the media will call them names.
What somali WORKS outside the home?
“the threat by a public official ought to be enough”
Agreed—threatening to jail journalists (including citizen journalists) for doing their job must violate a bunch of federal statutes.
A facebook poster found 539 childcare centers in
Washington state listing Somali as the primary language.
<><>Most Somali daycares pocket tax dollars don’t even give a street address.
<><>Somali daycares are submitting fraudulent claims for state grants and subsidies
<><>we have not even scratched the surface with uncovering Somali fraud
<><>The scale of nationwide Somali plundering tax-paid govt programs is INSANE.
<><>A 2024 report from the Washington State Dept of Children, Youth and Families,
<><>indicated 283 of the state’s daycare providers list Somali as their primary language.
If they need to skim kickbacks from every social support program that exists, they are doing it as we speak.
This is why it was allowed to happen on a Hugh and series scale. This is why agency auditors were told to stand down and look the other way.
Dogs outnumber children in Seattle, fourteen to one. Simmer on that a bit.
There are several hundred state-licensed childcare centers in Washington state that list Somali as their primary language, and the apparent existence of 20 operating Somali daycares within a 3-block radius in a tax-subsidized housing area of Seattle.
Reports from late 2025 indicate that investigations by journalists found a cluster of approximately twenty listed daycares in a Seattle Housing Authority neighborhood of Rainier Valley, which are officially listed as Somali-run daycares on state govt records receiving millions in tax dollars.
Key findings from these independent investigations include the addresses appeared to be residential homes, not operational daycare centers with children or staff present.
When questioned, individuals at the locations often refused to answer questions or denied operating a childcare facility ...........despite active licenses listed on official records and remittances of millions of tax dollars to those locations.
Some say the empty centers were part of a “massive fraud” scheme to collect state and federal subsidies, similar to cases under federal investigation in Minnesota.
State officials have clarified that licensed Somali daycares are under increased scrutiny following these reports.
Use the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) online search tool, Child Care Check, to review licensing information, inspection reports, and complaints.
Contact Child Care Aware of Washington at 1-800-446-1114 for a personalized list of providers that meet specific needs, including those that accept the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) subsidy.
Families living in Seattle Housing Authority properties can find specific childcare resources and information about the Seattle Childcare Assistance Program (CCAP) on the Seattle Housing Authority website.
“””The new reality is that the government is stealing from us. The Democratic Party is using our tax dollars to fund their supporters.”””
Yup. Illegal Invasion is a major industry all financed by the government issuing bonds.
Just consider the govt payments to:
1. The number of NGO’s employing thousands of workers to enable the invasion
2. The number of lawyers and social workers providing govt welfare services to the invaders.
3. The number of police and judicial employees to deal with invader crime.
4. And many others who benefit from the invasion.
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown should be charged with malfeasance. Brown has been colluding with Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie on its federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, raising ethics concerns.
Emails revealed that AG Brown’s Office gave the law firm advice on when and where to file the lawsuit against the Trump administration. Additionally, Brown directly collaborated with the law firm on an amicus brief filed in support of Perkins Coie, which had its security clearances and federal contracts revoked by President Trump via executive order.
Malfeasance in public office carries stiff penalties, including hefty fines, substantial prison time (potentially decades or even life in some jurisdictions like the UK), removal from office, permanent disqualification from future public roles, restitution, and even loss of certifications (like P.O.S.T. for law enforcement).
Penalties vary significantly by state and country, ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies, but it’s treated as a severe breach of public trust, often leading to career-ending consequences.
Common Penalties:
Criminal Charges: Imprisonment (felony or misdemeanor, depending on jurisdiction and severity).
Financial Penalties: Large fines and mandated restitution (paying back stolen funds or damages).
Loss of Office/Job: Forfeiture of current employment or elected position.
Disqualification: Permanent ban from holding any public office in the future.
Professional Consequences: Revocation of professional licenses or certifications (e.g., police officer certification).
Examples of Severity:
UK: A common law offense with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
US (Varies): In Virginia, it can be a misdemeanor. In Louisiana, up to 10 years in prison and significant fines. In California, a conviction can lead to a lifetime ban from office.
It’s considered a serious offense, and the consequences aim to punish the official and protect the public from further corruption, as detailed in various state laws and legal resources like US Legal Forms.
Nick Trash Brown
We are so screwed.
If democrats ever get in control again, kiss this country good bye for good.
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This is why I’ve been so disappointed with Trump. He only has a small window to do some seriously extreme things like use the military to make a serious dent in the numbers Biden brought over and we know that he’s just not gonna do it. So yeah, we are totally screwed. Cause once President Newsom takes office, its over. Those gates are gonna be wide open again and the criminality will go completly unchecked.
He’s afraid they’ll find his Fake Businesses
Call Congress
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(202) 224-3121.
Call the White House
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
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Send a letter to the White House
Message: Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown should be charged with malfeasance. Brown has been colluding with Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie on its federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, raising ethics concerns.
Emails revealed that AG Brown’s Office gave the law firm advice on when and where to file the lawsuit against the Trump administration. Additionally, Brown directly collaborated with the law firm on an amicus brief filed in support of Perkins Coie, which had its security clearances and federal contracts revoked by President Trump via executive order.
As well, Washington State Senator Lisa Wellman has pre-filed legislation to hide information about daycares and their Somali operators from the public.
It’s a west coast state nothing in normal in them.
“The new reality is that the government is stealing from us. The Democratic Party is using our tax dollars to fund their supporters.”
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This has been happening for a looong time. More people are just now aware of it.
Washington State Senator Lisa Wellman has pre-filed legislation to hide information about daycares and their Somali operators from the public...AND from independent investigative journalists researching daycare center fraud.
You got that right.
The Washington state attorney general released a statement on X Tuesday evening: “Get away from our darkies! They vote for us and that is enough for us, you stupid whities!”
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